Josef Müller

Josef Müller spent his youth in Würzburg, where he was introduced to football. With his transfer to 1909 Phönix Ludwigshafen he became one of the team’s top players. An exemplary sportsman and model athlete, he was one considered of the most elegant defenders in German football. His first nomination for the national team was in 1921 and ended in 1928 after 12 international caps.

Müller moved to SpVgg Fürth in 1921, winning the 1926 German Championship. At age 34 Müller returned to his hometown of Würzburg, where he played for five years before he ended his career in 1934 at SV Werder Bremen. In 1928 he was in the Olympic squad for Amsterdam, but did not play. Müller was a trained electrical engineer, but became an owner of a lottery agency and a wine-restaurant in Heidelberg. Between 1927 and 1939 he also acted as a player-coach for several clubs.